8.7% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5161, SA · Postcode
Language in 5161, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in postcode 5161 use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While 8.7% of residents speak another language, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 88.0% of residents. While the proportion of people using other languages rose to 8.7% since 2011, those who speak little or no English stayed steady at 0.9%, which is a little below the state figure.
0.9% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 5161, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5161/5161-sa/topic/language